Game apparatus



P. J. M GRATH GAME APPARATUS Oct 13, 1925 Filed Feb- 25. 1924 INVENTOR. 62M M BY ATTORNEY Patented Get. 13, 1925.

oniree TATEFS PATRICK .J. JMcGB/ATH, OF BROOKLYN, .NEW YORK.

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' Application .filed February 25, 1924. Serial .No. 694,356.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PATRICK 3.111CGRA'1II, a citizenof the lUnited States, and .a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, .in the city of New York, countyof Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain "new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to game apparatus and particularly to game apparatus which employs devices for throwing objects or projectiles such .as rings, marbles, balls and the ike, and means to receive the thrown objects or projectiles at predetermined points.

The main object of the invention is to provide an improved device of this class, which is adapted for throwing various objects or projectiles, particularly rings, inarbles, and balls. Another object is to pro vide improved devices to intercept or receive such thrown objects or projectiles, and still another object is to adapt the projectile-receiving means to intercept or receive various sorts of thrown objects or projectiles.

The means I prefer to employ for accomplishing the above-named objects together with other advantageous features of my improved game apparatus, are illustrated in the drawing accompanying and forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved game apparatus in its normal position.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same in its active position showing a projectile in the act of being thrown.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures of the drawing.

My improved game apparatus embodies a base member 2 formed preferably of sheet metal with flanges 3 to stiffen it and afford a convenient bearing portion on which it can rest. Mounted on the base 2 is abracket 4- composed of two side flanges 5 connected across at the bottom by a portion 6 secured to the base. Pivoted by the flanges of the bracket 1, by means of the pivots 7, is a finger member or lever 8, ordinarily formed of sheet metal and stiffened by side flanges 9. The said lever 8 consists of a finger portion 10 and a portion 11 which extends under a member which I term the projectile platform and indicated by 12. Preferably ready for throwing.

Any suitable recei'ver-s or intercepting members may be employed in my improved game "apparatus for receiving or intercepting the objects thrown, but preferably I provide a plurality of pins such as 18 se cured to the lever 8 on its upper face ordinarily along the longitudinal center line,

and I also provide ball receptacles such as 19 which have cavities 20, and are detachably secured to the upper parts of the pins 18.

When balls or marbles are used in a game, the receptacles 19 are placed on the pins 18, but when rings are used for a game the re ceptacles 19 are removed.

On giving a rapid downward push with the finger or hand on the finger portion 10, the portion 11 of the lever rapidly moves the platform 12 upward, carrying with it the ring, marble or other object or projectile to the thrown. As the finger end of the lever 8 encounters the base 2, the projectile leaves the platform 12 and is thrown parabolically toward the pins or the receivers 19 if these are used. If a ring is thrown and the force is sufficient, it passes over and remains on'a pin 18. If a marble is used the receivers 19 are placed on the pins 18, and when the marble is thrown with the proper force it falls into one of the receivers. Each pin or receiver is given a value as may be desired and one mode of doing this is indicated by the numbers placed on the base 2 in the plan view of the drawing.

After a throw has been made and the tin ger or hand removed from the lever '8, the latter moves back by gravityto its original position as indicated in Fig. 1. There is a pin 22 extending through the lever B so as to contact with the two forward links 14 and thus the weight of the lever 8 tends to bring down the platform 12 back to the normal position of Fig. 1 by reason of the pin 22 hearing on the before-mentioned links attached to the platform.

What I claim is 7 1. A game apparatus embodying an upand-doWn-moving member throwing objects obliquely upward, a movable finger member to move the first-mentioned. member upward, and a member on the last-mentioned member in line with the direction of movement of such objects and adapted to receive them when thrown.

2. A game apparatus embodying a platform movable up and down obliquely, a member in line with the movement of the platform and adapted to impart the upward phase thereto, and a projectile-receiving member on the last-mentioned member in line with the movement of the first-mentioned member.

3. A game apparatus embodying a member for supporting objects to be thrown having a horizontal platform and a semispherical cavity in said platform, and movable up and down obliquely with its platadapted for form substantially horizontal, an actuating member to impart the upward movement thereto, and a member on the actuating member in line with the upward movement of the first-mentioned member and adapted to receive the objects when thrown.

4. A game apparatus embodying a base, a movable platform thereon having a semispherical cavity, a plurality of links whereby the platform is attached to the base to permit up and down movement obliquely, a finger lever pivoted on the base and adapted to move the platform upward, a plurality of upwardly disposed pins on said lever operatively alined with said platform, and a plurality of detachable cups adapted to be secured to the upper parts of said pins.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 8th day of February, 1924.

PATRICK J. MGGRATH. 

